Can a Coffee News franchisee solicit and accept advertisements from sources outside their territory?
Coffee_News Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
At the signing of the franchise agreement, we will grant you exclusive rights to distribute your publication of Coffee News within the agreed boundaries. Your exclusive territory is a specific geographic area where you may distribute the Periodical. Although you are allowed to distribute Coffee News only within this territory, you may solicit and accept advertisements from sources both inside and outside your territory. You may solicit advertising clients both from within your territory and outside your territory by any means that you deem appropriate. We place no restriction on outside territory solicitation. We do suggest, however, as a matter of courtesy and
to maintain harmonious relations with mutual clients and fellow publishers, that you communicate with your neighboring publisher before you enter such a publishers' territory to solicit and/or sell advertising. You may acquire additional franchise territories by proposing territories to us and we will research and tailor the boundaries of the proposed territory.
Coffee News Online may be accessed by readers outside the Territory. However, the Franchisee's publication of Coffee News Online shall be restricted to his/her/its licensed Territory and no publication shall be made to serve communities beyond the Territory. Franchisor shall provide a drop down of the area served by Franchisee's online version through Franchisor's website.
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 21–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Coffee News Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are permitted to solicit and accept advertisements from sources both inside and outside of their exclusive territory. Coffee News places no restrictions on outside territory solicitation. However, Coffee News suggests that franchisees communicate with neighboring publishers before soliciting or selling advertising in their territory as a matter of courtesy and to maintain harmonious relations.
This policy provides Coffee News franchisees with the flexibility to expand their advertising client base beyond their immediate geographic area. This can be particularly beneficial in areas where the franchisee's territory may have a limited number of potential advertisers. By soliciting advertisements from outside their territory, franchisees can increase their revenue potential and grow their business more effectively.
While franchisees have the freedom to solicit advertisements outside their territory, they are restricted to distributing Coffee News only within their assigned territory. Additionally, for the online version of Coffee News, the franchisee's publication must be restricted to their licensed territory, and no publication can be made to serve communities beyond that territory. The franchisor will provide a drop-down menu on its website to identify the areas served by each franchisee's online version.